RECENT NEWS

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kirsty Shaw as chief operating officer.

Research recently published in The Journal of Physiology has found that elderly people walk at a slower speed and tire more quickly because of loss of strength and mass in leg muscles.

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of MPs in England, including just over half (53 per cent) of Conservative MPs in England and four in five (82 per cent) Labour MPs in England, agree that their older constituents do not have enough high quality care homes to choose from.

Nottingham-based Clegg Construction has handed over a care home in Bromsgrove, which was built as part of a £4.6 million contract with Cinnamon Care Capital.

Healthcare inspectors have awarded Gregory House care home in Grantham, run by The Orders of St John Care Trust, the highest possible ranking of ‘outstanding’.

A leading housing and care provider has proved that it’s never too late to learn something new by running language lessons for its tenants in a bid to prevent the early onset of dementia.

Sir David Behan has announced his intention to step down as chief executive of CQC. He will continue in the role until the summer to allow the appointment process for a successor to take place.

Encore Care Homes has entered a £250 million strategic development partnership with US healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), Welltower.

Senior citizens in North Lanarkshire have been involved with a local college for ‘Operation Christmas Child’ - a shoebox appeal created by the Samaritan’s Purse to help disaster-stricken children around the world celebrate Christmas.

The Rozelle Nursing Home in Abergavenny, which is situated on the edge of the town centre and registered for 24 elderly clients focusing on nursing and dementia needs, has been sold.

The Warren Nursing Home in Northam near Bideford has been sold to local operator Lycette Care.

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Mellish House Residential Home in Sudbury, Suffolk, to be 'outstanding' following an inspection in October.

Following an extensive project on families living with dementia, Abbotswood Court Care Home has introduced a series of initiatives to support families living with dementia.

Larkfleet Homes has started construction work on a ‘continuing care retirement community’ (CCRC) in Oakham, Rutland.

Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in recognition of her achievements and public service spanning over 30 years.

In the run up to Christmas, staff and residents at Banstead-based maritime charity, The Royal Seafarers’ Society, enjoyed a visit from therapy animals Dotty and Blossom.

Social care could pass the point of no return in 2018 unless the Government orders emergency action to support the sector ahead of any reforms arising from its promised green paper.

Residents at a Barrhead care home have travelled across Europe, sampling the local cuisine and cultures, without even packing a suitcase.

A 96-year-old Glaswegian has just published his first novel – which centres on a fight between South American drug barons.

Research by carehome.co.uk has revealed that more than three quarters (81 per cent) of the 74,000 reviews of UK care homes on the site have a top rating (five) for residents being ‘treated with dignity’.